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Seek the lofty by reading,
hearing and seeing great
work at some moment
everyday.
Thornton Wilder
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WASC/CDE Visiting Committee
Final Presentation
Scripps Ranch High School
February 22-25, 2009
Organization: Vision and Purpose,
Governance, Leadership and Staff, and
Resources
Areas to Celebrate
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A safe and respectful school environment
High expectations for all students
Real-world connections
Increased school to home communication
Financial support through the foundation
High level of student achievement
Programs for struggling students
Strong academic program
A resilient staff who maintain the school vision
through numerous administrative changes
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Organization: Vision and Purpose,
Governance, Leadership and Staff, and
Resources (cont.)
Areas for Focus
 Improve freshmen success rate (math, English,
physics)
 Improve student achievement for disaggregated
students
 Flexibility in master schedule
 Focused professional development plan in
instructional strategies
 Develop common expectations for CORE
 Increase student access to technology
 Coordinate a 9-12 intervention program for low
achieving students
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Standards-based Student Learning:
Curriculum
Areas to Celebrate
CAHSEE pass rate
Four year graduation rate
Variety of course offerings
Numbers of students enrolled in Honors and AP
courses
 Number of ROP course offerings
 Credit recovery program
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Standards-based Student Learning:
Curriculum (cont.)
Areas for Focus
 Consistency in implementation of the collaborative
model
 Increase diversity in Honors and AP enrollment
 Curriculum support for ELLs
 Showcase student work to provide instructional
models
 Develop department pacing guides
 Focused Professional Development for department
planning
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Standards-based Student Learning:
Instruction
Areas to Celebrate
Mentoring of new teachers
Instructional Leadership Team shares survey results
Use of Socratic Method
Use of cooperative learning
Interactive project based in science, world
languages, and visual and performing arts
 Teacher use of technology in instruction
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Standards-based Student Learning:
Instruction (cont.)
Areas for Focus
Increase student use of technology in the classroom
Integrate SDAIE / CLAD strategies
Implement use of differentiated instruction
Focused professional development plan in
instructional strategies
 Collaborate inter-departmentally
 Update technology in Special Needs classes
 Establish common procedures and expectations for
quality student work
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Standards-based Student Learning:
Assessment and Accountability
Areas to Celebrate
 Variety of assessments to measure student
achievement
 Opportunities for students to participate in outside
competitions, debates, and performances
 A culture of trust that encourages sharing of
instructional strategies
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Standards-based Student Learning:
Assessment and Accountability (cont.)
Areas for Focus
 Develop assessment strategies for ELL students
 Coordinate a 9-12 intervention program for low
achieving students
 Focused professional development plan in
instructional strategies
 Implement a plan to monitor ESLR achievement
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School Culture and Support for Student
Personal and Academic Growth
Areas to Celebrate
 A safe and welcoming climate that reflects trust,
respect, and professionalism
 High expectations for all
 Safe school environment
 Variety of academic classes and extracurricular
activities
 Targeted intervention programs
 Visible presence of administrators and counselors
 Real-world connections
 Professional collegial relationships
 A resilient staff who maintain the school vision
through numerous administrative changes
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School Culture and Support for Student
Personal and Academic Growth (cont.)
Areas for Focus
 Improve freshmen success rate (math, English,
physics)
 Find ways to increase non-resident participation
 Develop common expectations for CORE
 Professional development in the area of teacher
websites
 Coordinate a 9 – 12 grade intervention program
 Consistent system between and among departments
for program improvement
 Replenish disaster preparedness supplies
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Schoolwide Strengths
 A safe and welcoming climate that reflects trust,
respect, and professionalism
 High expectations
 Real world connections
 High number of students in Honors and AP courses
 Professional collegial relationships
 Financial support through the Foundation
 Strong academic programs
 A resilient staff who maintain the school vision
through numerous administrative changes
We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
- Aristotle
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Schoolwide Critical Areas for
Follow-up
1. Comprehensive Professional Development plan
which includes: focused departmental analysis of
student work, vertical planning, common
assessments, data analysis to modify instruction,
and integrated SDAIE strategies in regular
classroom instruction
2. Develop a consensus on the purpose of CORE
3. Improve achievement of at-risk populations as
evidence by data analysis, including 9th grade math,
physics, and English students, and all subgroups
4. Develop a consistent and integrated 9th through 12th
grade intervention program
5. Develop and implement a technology plan that
includes student access to computers, technology in
special needs classes, support for teacher website
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Making It Happen!
Action Plan
1. Increase student performance in ELA and Math on the
CSTs
2. Develop and implement a Professional Development Plan
3. Develop and implement a comprehensive technology plan
4. Develop a process to come to consensus on the purpose of
the CORE Program
5. Develop a consistent and integrated 9th through 12th grade
intervention program
If you don't know where you are going,
you'll probably end up some place else.
-Yogi Berra
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